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C ro s s C o u n try is a sp o rt o n e o f th e m o st su c ­
th a t so m e p e o p le o v e r­ cessful p ro g ra m s at th e
lo o k. T h e C ro s s C o u n try high sch o o l," P a tte rso n
te a m starte d running ab o u t said.
th e se c o n d w e e k o f Ju n e T e n girls c a m e o u t th is
and ran e v e ry m o rn in g at y e a r and th e re h ave to
7 :0 0 a.m . e ve n th o u g h th e be at least se ve n ru n ­
p ra ctice s w e re n 't re q u ired . n e rs o n th e te a m to
" T h e v e ry d e v o te d ru n ­ c o m p e t e in V a r s it y
n e rs m a d e it to e v e ry su m ­ e v e n ts. " T h e v a rsity
m e r p ra ctice ; it’s a lo t o f te a m co n siste d o f seven
h ard w o r k b u t yo u g et a girls," L ittle jo h n said .
re w a rd o u t o f it,” S e n io r " W e w o u ld like to g et
N ic h o le L ittle jo h n sa id . as m a n y ru n n e rs as w e
T h e girls also w o rk e d o u t co u ld , b u t as long as w e
b y going to Fun R u n s d u r­ h ave se ve n w e 'r e ok,"
ing th e s u m m e r and tra in ­ P a tte rso n said.
ing y e a r ro u n d . T h e biggest high­
T h e e a rly sta rt in th e lights th e girls had w e re
s u m m e r is w h a t g iv e s w in n in g th e B e lle v u e
R alsto n C ro s s C o u n try th e W e s t Invite, getting ru n ­
ed g e o v e r o th e r sch o o ls. n e r up in th e ir D is tric t
S o p h o m o r e M ic h e lle and 3rd at M e tro . T h e
P a tte rso n said, " A lo t o f to u g h e st o p p o n e n t in
o th e rte a m s d o n 't start get- th e ir m e e ts w a s M illard
tin g in to sh a p e until th e N o rth . "M illard N o rth
se a so n is re a d y to start; w a s re ally lo ad e d w ith
th a t's w h a t g ives us th e m a n y g o o d ru n n e rs,"
edge." T h a t edge is w h a t Y P a tte rso n said. Placing
h e lp e d th e girls' te a m get 8th at th e Sta te M e e t
ra te d in th e C la ss A T o p th e y e n d e d th e seaso n
10 fo r th e 6th y e a r o u t o f VARSITY w ith p rid e.

-Karrie Zersen
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At the start of the Ram Invite Senior Nichole Littlejohn and Junio r Kori
Rokahr fight to get out fast. The Key to a good finish is the start. "You have
to get out fast," Littlejohn said. Nandy Pleskach

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